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[weener]

Hey dudes. My hombre was cleaning out the storage closet at Trunk Space the other day when he found these two guitar pedals that some band had left over a year ago. Not sure if it was a local band or a touring band. It's a Dean Markley PT-13 chromatic tuner, and an Ibanez Tube Screamer, I think from 1984. They look just like this:



Did anyone own these and lose them at a show? It was a long time ago and no one ever came back for them. But I don't wanna just sell them on eBay without making sure they don't belong to someone.

[skeksis]

if that's a real 1984 TS-9, instead of a more recent reissue, there's a sad guitarist out there somewhere...

(you'll wanna know real vs reissue before posting to ebay - could mean a difference of a couple hundred bucks)

[donald]

Hey dudes. My hombre was cleaning out the storage closet at Trunk Space the other day when he found these two guitar pedals that some band had left over a year ago. Not sure if it was a local band or a touring band. It's a Dean Markley PT-13 chromatic tuner, and an Ibanez Tube Screamer, I think from 1984. They look just like this:



Did anyone own these and lose them at a show? It was a long time ago and no one ever came back for them. But I don't wanna just sell them on eBay without making sure they don't belong to someone.

how much would you sell the tube screamer for if nobody claims it?

[weener]

if that's a real 1984 TS-9, instead of a more recent reissue, there's a sad guitarist out there somewhere...

(you'll wanna know real vs reissue before posting to ebay - could mean a difference of a couple hundred bucks)

How can you tell? All I've done was go on eBay and find the photos it looks most like.

how much would you sell the tube screamer for if nobody claims it?

Donald - I'm not sure about that. I'll PM you when I find out when it was really made.

[raubhimself]

Here is a good page detailing the difference in versions:
http://www.analogman.com/tshist.htm

Scroll down to "TS9 originals VS reissues"

[weener]

Thanks, Raub. I'll check it out when I get home. I think the label on the bottom might not be there anymore, but I will check.

[weener]

As I thought, the label with the serial number is missing. It has a battery cover like the older pedals. I'll have to crack it open and see what kind of chip it has.

[weener]

This pedal has a TA75558 chip in it. I'm still not sure whether it's an original or a reissue. According to this page, this chip was featured in most of the originals and all of the reissues. With no way to prove that it's an original, I guess it's best to assume it's a reissue...?

[donald]

i've been thinking about this for a bit and I have come to the realization I don't really need another distortion pedal.

Even if it is an original (but probably not)

[skeksis]

green coated resistors? date codes on capacitors? :-) post a picture of the circuit board, we can probably tell you.

I don't need one of these either... but shoot, who knows?

I'd say best assume it's a reissue, but might as well do the research.

[weener]

You guys are the best.







The resistors have a brownish coating. And capacitor date stamps? Beats the heck out of me.

[distort]

You guys are the best.







The resistors have a brownish coating. And capacitor date stamps? Beats the heck out of me.

reissue

[weener]

Bada bing! What tipped you off?

[distort]

that op amp chip is a TA75558P which i believe were the stock chips in later models. The original ts9s had the same chip as the 808, JRC 4558.

[Tony]

that op amp chip is a TA75558P which i believe were the stock chips in later models. The original ts9s had the same chip as the 808, JRC 4558.

geez, weener, i can't believe you didn't know that.